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Hey all, noticed on the “What TV shows are you currently watching?” thread that others are checking this show out. It would be nice to have a discussion about it, the good and the bad, without it becoming too emotionally charged like on Reddit.
Coming at it from the perspective of a very casual Tolkien enjoyer, I overall liked it. Nevertheless, a lot of the individual moments were stronger than the unified whole. The Halbrand=Sauron reveal and subsequent mind tricks are masterpieces in isolation, but I won’t pretend I didn’t walk away with some questions and confusion. Not a big fan of the Southlands plotline in general, either, which is a pretty big deal considering it’s the main one.
The lore inconsistencies may sting more the more I dig into the world, but I was okay with Arwen saving Frodo in the movie so there’s that. Others have pointed out in-story inconsistencies that are hard to overlook (just keep swimming, just keep swimming…) which lead me to my ultimate conclusion regarding singular moments vs the whole.
Coming at it from the perspective of a very casual Tolkien enjoyer, I overall liked it. Nevertheless, a lot of the individual moments were stronger than the unified whole. The Halbrand=Sauron reveal and subsequent mind tricks are masterpieces in isolation, but I won’t pretend I didn’t walk away with some questions and confusion. Not a big fan of the Southlands plotline in general, either, which is a pretty big deal considering it’s the main one.
The lore inconsistencies may sting more the more I dig into the world, but I was okay with Arwen saving Frodo in the movie so there’s that. Others have pointed out in-story inconsistencies that are hard to overlook (just keep swimming, just keep swimming…) which lead me to my ultimate conclusion regarding singular moments vs the whole.
